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And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;

Then Paul said, I am not off my head, most noble Festus, but my words are true and wise.

For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.

King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.

And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,

But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains.

For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

For which reason I have the desire, as far as I am able, to give the knowledge of the good news to you who are in Rome.

In the day when God will be a judge of the secrets of men, as it says in the good news of which I am a preacher, through Jesus Christ.

But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.

Is it not clear, my brothers (I am using an argument to those who have knowledge of the law), that the law has power over a man as long as he is living?

For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.

And I have no clear knowledge of what I am doing, for that which I have a mind to do, I do not, but what I have hate for, that I do.

But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.

For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.

How unhappy am I! who will make me free from the body of this death?